WHAT: David Thornton of Athens, Ga., caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday, June 12, 2010 to win $3,917 in the FLW BFL Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Russell. On a hot and sunny day Thornton was fishing the main lake with a Zoom worms to sack his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 anglers were:
2nd: Jerry Kotal, Elberton, Ga., five bass, 14-9, $1,958
3rd: Edward Singleton, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 13-5, $1,307
4th: Darren Ashley, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 12-7, $914
5th: Tracy Webb, Elberton, Ga., five bass, 9-15, $783
6th: Derek Adams, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 9-11, $718
7th: Derek Scholtterback, Simpsonville, S.C., five bass, 9-2, $653
8th: Troy Morrow, Toccoa, Ga., five bass, 9, $588
9th: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., five bass, 8-14, $522
10th: Tim Jones, North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 8-10, $457?
WHAT: Dennis Medlin of Anderson, S.C., caught a 5-bass limit weighing 11 pounds Saturday, June 12, 2010 to win $1,958 in the FLW BFL Savannah River Co-angler Division on Lake Russell. Medlin was using a ? ounce blue/black rattletrap in 8-25 feet of water along the Rocky River to catch his limit.
WHO: The remaining top 10 co-anglers were:
2nd: Anthony Lively, Lincolnton, Ga., five bass, 10-8, $979
3rd: Chris Nunziato, Elberton, Ga., four bass, 9, $653
4th: Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., five bass, 8-6, $457
5th: Randy Cantrell, Walhalla, S.C., five bass, 8-2, $392
6th: Chanley Barrett, Cleveland, Ga., three bass, 7-12, $359
7th: Kevin Henderson, Honea Path, S.C., five bass, 7-8, $326
8th: Russell Clark, Abbeville, S.C., five bass, 7-3, $277
8th: Todd McGaha, Royston, Ga., three bass, 7-3, $277
10th: Christopher Nelson, Monroe, Ga., three bass, 6-15, $228
NOTES: The next and last BFL Savannah River Division tournament for 2010 is scheduled for Sept. 25-26, at Clarks Hill Lake in Appling, Ga. After the fifth Savannah River Division tournament is complete, the top 40 boaters and co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Regional Championship at Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Ga., on Oct. 21-23, for a chance to win a 198VX Ranger boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Yamaha outboard and a Chevy pick-up, co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger 198VX.
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FLW Outdoors, named after Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, is the largest fishing tournament organization in the world offering anglers worldwide the opportunity to compete for millions over the course of 189 tournaments in 2010.FLW Outdoors memberships are available featuring numerous benefits including Player’s Advantage. For more information about FLW Outdoors and its tournaments, call (270) 252-1000.By: Julie Huber,
